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Like plateaus, plains are broad and flat. Unlike plateaus, plains are lower than their surroundings. That is how plains and plateaus are alike and different. By Kameelah Williams, age 10 resource Houghton Mifflin Science book page C7, School Samuel T. Busansky Elementry School.
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∙ 10y agoPlains have three main characteristics - they are found on land, they have rolling areas, and they are low in elevation. They are areas of low relief. Plains do not have hills or mountains. An example of a plain is the Great Plains of the Central United States of America.
A plateau is a flat surface on a mountain. Plateaus are broad flat topped mountains with steep sides. In the Victoria district of Australia, a famous plateau is the Lord Stanley Plateau. There are a lot of plateaus, called the Colorado plateaus, in the Grand Canyon region of the U.S.
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∙ 9y agoPlains are large flat grassy areas. Plateaus are flat, raised areas of land, mostly made up with horizontal rock lifted up by earth forces.
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∙ 13y agothe plateau had 6 tribes and the plains had 8 tribes
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∙ 11y agodescribe each landform such as mountain plain plateau
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∙ 7y agoThey are all landforms and all have to do with relief
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∙ 13y agoThey are huge.
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How are plains and plateaus alike?
Plains and plateaus are alike in that they are both made up of rock formations that are in the same horizontal position. They are both flat.
Are there more plains or plateaus on earth?
there are more girls
Where do mountains plateaus and plains occur in the US?
in the mid west
Where features such as mountains plateaus and plains are found?
features are found
Plateaus plains and mountains are the three main types of .?
Landforms.
What is the difference between lifestyle of people living in mountains plains and plateaus?
They have to survive different tempatures
What are large plains between mountains called?
Large plains between mountains are typically referred to as valleys or basins. Valleys are elongated lowlands surrounded by higher terrain, while basins are more bowl-shaped depressions enclosed by higher land. Both landforms are common features in mountainous areas.
Information about northern plains in India?
the nothern plains are located between the himalayas and the peninsular plateaus
Which has a higher elevation plains or plateaus?
plateaus
Which has higher elevations plains or plateaus?
Plateaus generally have higher elevations compared to plains. Plateaus are elevated flatlands that rise above surrounding areas, while plains are vast, mostly level areas at a low elevation.
Which has a higher elevation-plains or plateaus?
plateaus
What has a higher elevation plains or plateaus?
plateaus by twana
What is the difference between the mountain ranges and plateaus?
nothing
Do plains or plateaus cover the middle of the US?
Plains, like the great plains.
How are plateaus differ from plains?
Plateaus are uplands with relatively flat\table-like tops, while plains are flat areas on lowlands.
Why do you think most of Colorados farms are on its plains and plateaus?
The answer is the soil on plains and plateaus provide their crops with rich soiling grounds for them to grow.
What are plains and plateaus?
plains are high and plataues are flat area of land
